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Myanmars New President Grants Amnesty, Freedom to Thousands of Prisoners

Myanmars new president, Min Aung Hlaing, has approved an amnesty, releasing over four thousand prisoners, including one hundred seventy-nine foreigners set for deportation. This move comes amid massive political detentions since the military coup in 2021, with over thirty thousand people locked up on trumped-up charges. Among those freed are heavy hitters like deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, serving twenty-seven years for alleged bogus offenses, and droves of activists and anti-junta fighters. Min Aung Hlaing, sixty-nine, was formally elected president earlier this month, vowing to push peace and reconciliation as top goals.

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